The ''Oil Rag'' was a promotional

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issued by the Australian rock band

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to coincide with studio albums and tours. There were six volumes of the ''Oil Rag'': * Vol. I (1987) "What Midnight Oil Means to Australia", 8 pages, for background information on the band * Vol. II (1988) "Consolidated Oil", edited by Denise Officer-Brewster and Andrew McMillan, 8 pages, for the album ''

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'' * Vol. III (1990) "With Axes In Its Eyes", edited by Denise Officer-Brewster, 8 pages, for the album ''

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'' * Vol. IV (1993) "Oils Return to Orbit", edited by Ed St John, 8 pages, for the album ''

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'' * Vol. V (1996), 4 pages, for the album '' Breathe'' * Vol. VI (1998) "Redneck Wonderland Advocate", edited by Mark Dodshon for the album '' Redneck Wonderland'' There also was a 1983 release of the same concept for the album ''

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'' ("Oil Change", 4 pages) that was not yet officially named ''Oil Rag''. The ''Oil Rag'' aimed to keep fans up to date on the musical and political activities of the band and were

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and

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. They, among others, contained pictures, magazine articles, album lyrics, album and concert reviews and band interviews, and were distributed with promotional album releases or in response to fan mail.

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Midnight Oil Defunct newspapers published in New South Wales {{Australia-newspaper-stub